The United States added 130,000 jobs to start the year while the end of 2025 job gains were revised downward, Wednesday's jobs report said.

U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in January, as a sluggish labor market showed new signs of vigor early in the year. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3 percent. The report from the Labor Department,

U.S. stocks wobbled after feeling both the upside and downside of a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. job market

US stocks were little changed Wednesday after new data showed the economy added 130,000 jobs in January, exceeding economists’ expectations.

U.S. stocks are flirting with a record Wednesday following an encouraging report that said the nation’s unemployment rate unexpectedly improved last month. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and is sitting just below its all-time high set late last month.

The dollar weakened ahead of the report, while stock futures inched higher. The Dow industrials have hit record-high closes for three straight trading days. Ten-year Treasury yields slipped, on pace for a fifth consecutive session of declines.

U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Stocks drifted to a mixed finish after flirting with record highs. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Tuesday after briefly rising above its all-time high, which was set a couple weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.